GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
Side loading Henry
- Thread starter GOYABEAN
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kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
Now lets see a side gate on the pistol caliber rifles! Or .22!
ECU Pirates
.308 Win
Damn I want one!
Three caliber so far...
Side Gate Lever Action .38-55»
Side Gate Lever Action .30-30»
Side Gate Lever Action .35 Rem
Me I would like a 357 magnum!!!
Side Gate Lever Action .38-55»
Side Gate Lever Action .30-30»
Side Gate Lever Action .35 Rem
Me I would like a 357 magnum!!!
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
At $1045 msrp for the 30-30, you pay a premium for the side loader. Msrp for the Bigboy is $945...
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
FAKE NEWS Henry wouldn't go sideways .. LOL ..
.35rem would be nice
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
if they would make ammo more then once a year or 2 ..
My dad picked up a pump action .35rem, uses it for deer season occasionally. We took it out shooting years ago (right after he got it) and man I love that gun
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
35 rem ammo is like buying the light bulb for my naval search/signal light .. 600 bucks for a bulb only made once a yr .. grrrr .. i so wanted to keep it orig .. did a retro and has 2 500 watt off the shelf bulbs now ..
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
I can go to my basement right now and pump out a couple hundred 35 Rem. What's the problem?
Bustedknees
.308 Win
Never had a problem finding factory ammo for the 35 .. even after the Sandy hook ammo crunch the ammo was still on shelfs..
JohnD13
.357 mag
This could be the end of Rem-lin. I'd like one in .357 myself.
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
If you wait until November to buy it, you're out of luck.
For a while, even 35 Rem brass was hard to find.
Exonautic
.308 Win
I'd get the 30-30 even though I'd prefer a 357 or 44. I said this on LIGC though, I've never seen .38-55 ammo on a shelf anywhere. Maybe they'll have it in .44 mag by the time I'm finished with my next AR.
Target
6.5 Creedmoor
My biggest "con" on the Henry is the tube feed.
It's not a problem for hunting or as a range gun but I tend to buy guns with SHTF in mind and it would seem that side loading is a plus. Tactical reloads are not as practical with tube feed.
I too would like a 357 ,
It's not a problem for hunting or as a range gun but I tend to buy guns with SHTF in mind and it would seem that side loading is a plus. Tactical reloads are not as practical with tube feed.
I too would like a 357 ,
Jsmegs77
.308 Win
Oh goody, another contender in my "I want a lever action, but which one" decision list.
Celt
.338 Win Mag
Yep, and with a matte blued finish.
Target
6.5 Creedmoor
I recently got a Henry 22 with the Big Loop . Haven't shit it much but I likes it.
Eat plenty of bran before you shit it!! LOL...
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Now that’s a cowboy action load if there ever was one. Being that it’s a modern rifle you could probably shoot the .375 Winchester cartridge out of it, but because it was designed to be higher pressure cartridge I would still consult with Henry first to be certain that it was safe .
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
I sure do like those Henry's, tube or side load, but I just don't trust a brass receiver on anything over a .22 LR.
Robin
Robin
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Whats the issue with a hardened brass receiver? Henry has been making brass receiver rifles for well over 100 yrs.
Its dumb that they kept the tube loader on these models. That is the sign of a comapny terrified of change. Get that stupid tube loader outta there!
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Not exactly. When Anthony Imperato purchased the rights to the Henry rifle he specifically set out to make them exactly as they were made by Benjamin Tyler Henry himself. There were innovations made to the current production rifles but Mr. Imperato stayed true to the original tried and true design of the first Henry rifles.
Made here in the Great USA. It’s a Pride thing , not “Fear” of change.
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kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
I kind of like the idea of both ways to load.
From a manufacturing perspective, they only need to keep one magazine in inventory for both rifle variants.
I don't like the possibility of sending the tube follower downrange because the cap worked itself loose. And yes, that has happened to me and I have seen it happen to others.
Also not a big fan of sticking my hand in front of the muzzle to load and also not thrilled with the possibility of a tube detonation because I sent a round down too fast.
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
All very rare occurrences and or negligence on the part of the operator.
The cartridge loading slot on All Henry rifles is well away from the muzzle.
I’ve owned tube fed rifles all my life, 40+ years and I’ve never experienced any of the issues that you bring up.
Or dare I say it .. poor design
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
6 in one and a 1/2 dozen of the other. The potential for the tube magazine detonation exists with the gate load rifles as well , and if your hand is in “front” of the muzzle when you’re loading a tube feed magazine, you’re doing it all wrong.